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If your clients are asking for “more”

Published about 11 hours ago • 1 min read

In this week’s AgencyHabits Podcast, Peter and Sei-Wook talk about the moment agencies move from single projects to multi-workstream accounts, and how easily that transition gets underestimated.

What they describe shows up as:

  • PMs constantly context-switching
  • Account leads stretched too thin
  • Clients feeling friction even when work quality is high
  • Teams burning out without a clear reason why

If your agency is adding services, deepening retainers, or feeling stretched in ways that are hard to name, this episode will feel familiar.

As a reminder, we’re continuing the conversation tomorrow, January 14, 12:30 PM ET, at our FREE monthly AgencyHabits Knowledge Share.

Join 40+ other agency owners and operators dealing with the same complexity, having a practical, action-focused conversation.

Who are we?

Hi, we're Peter and Sei-Wook, co-founders of Barrel Holdings, a portfolio of agency businesses. We also run AgencyHabits, a resource for agency operators featuring lessons learned from our various agency businesses.

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